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From her squirrel-skinning character in "Winter's Bone" to her lead role as reluctant warrior Katniss in "The Hunger Games," 24-year-old Jennifer Lawrence clearly chooses parts with more than flattering close-ups to offer. "I like really strong girls—and I get to be them for a few months," Lawrence told InStyle. That's not to say that the blonde-turned-brunette doesn't enjoy an all-out red-carpet moment: "I mean, I'm a girl. I'm excited when I look good."

The SAG award nominee (for her role in "Winter's Bone") hit the ceremony with dramatic shadow and an oversize bun. "I am very inspired by shapes and texture," hairstylist Mark Townsend told InStyle.com, "I wanted to play with having shiny height in the front." To finish her look, he added some Oribe 24K Pomade "for some actual glitter."

"Jennifer Lawrence's eyes were the focal point tonight," Avon makeup artist Jillian Dempsey told us of her Oscars look. "I played them up with lots of mascara and sultry black liner." Layering the four neutral tones in the Avon Blushing Raisins Eyeshadow Quad, Dempsey created a sculpted and structural eye that still managed to feel soft and smudgy.

Lawrence surprised everyone at the Toronto International Film Festival by showing up in her dark Katniss Everdeen hue, and a super-straight blowout hairstylist David Babaii called a "high fashionista look."

For the N.Y.C. premiere of "Silver Linings Playbook," hairstylist Oribe balanced Lawrence's smoldering makeup look with a tousled ponytail. "The look was clean and easy," said Oribe. "She's only 22, but her presence is really strong so I wanted to keep her young and fun. I cut soft bangs around her face, and did a simple ponytail with some height that took just 15 minutes to create."

Lawrence went with a smoky eye and an intricate updo for the Golden Globes. "I decided to play off the vibrancy of her poppy red dress with both warm and neutral hues," said her makeup artist Jillian Dempsey. Her hairstylist Mark Townsend was also inspired by Lawrence's fashion pick. "When I saw Jennifer's Dior Couture gown, I immediately knew I wanted to pull her hair up to accentuate the silhouette of the dress," he said. "I took three to four-inch pieces around the hairline and loosely braided them before pulling all her hair into a low chignon."